San Marcos has gone 9-0 against Mt. Carmel recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The San Marcos Knights will venture away from home to take on the Mt. Carmel Sundevils at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (San Marcos has six straight wins, Mt. Carmel has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Friday, everything came up roses for San Marcos against Del Norte as the team secured a 73-43 victory. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 21 points or more this season.
| 01/31/25 vs Del Norte | 20 |
| 01/28/25 @ Poway | 22 |
| 01/24/25 @ Mission Hills | 18 |
| 01/21/25 vs Westview | 19 |
| 01/17/25 vs Mt. Carmel | 21 |
San Marcos can attribute much of their success to Richie Ramirez, who went 8 for 14 on his way to 20 points and five assists, and Jalen Williams, who went 6 of 8 en route to 17 points. The game was Ramirez's eighth in a row with at least ten points. Mike Brown was another key player, putting up six points in addition to 11 boards and four blocks.
Meanwhile, Mt. Carmel lost to Mission Hills on the road by a 60-43 margin on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Sundevils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 722nd, while the Grizzlies are ranked 182nd).
San Marcos' win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.3 points. As for Mt. Carmel, their loss dropped their record down to 5-19.
Everything came up roses for San Marcos against Mt. Carmel when the teams last played two weeks ago, as the squad secured an 84-39 victory. In that contest, San Marcos amassed a halftime lead of 43-20, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Tuesday.
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